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MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario
MapQuest stood up to President Donald Trump, and now its app is reaping the rewards. The “OG of…
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Friend-focused photo sharing app Retro snags $21M
Retro, the friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram product engineers Nathan Sharp and Ryan Olson, has raised north…
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Life360 expands pet tracking with new $8 scannable tags and zoomie alerts
Family location-sharing and safety app Life360 is expanding its pet-tracking capabilities on Tuesday with the launch of a…
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Meta brings Pocket, an app that lets you vibe-code and share games, to US users
Meta’s experimental vibe-coding gaming app, Pocket, is now rolling out to everyone in the U.S. The app, which…
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Apple overhauls its EU App Store fees, loosens rules for alternative app stores
Apple on Tuesday announced a simplified commission structure for apps in the European Union in an effort to…
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Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to popular TikTok videos
Reddit recently said it would bring most viral stories to life through a new “video Reddit” experience, allowing…
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Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, not its AI pivot
Bad news for those who get their updates through RSS feeds: Feedly, the largest standalone RSS reader worldwide,…
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Unforgetful is a new reminders app for people who can’t stop hitting snooze
Marco Arment, the indie developer who created popular apps like Overcast and Instapaper, and who previously served as…
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Apple proposes to take a 15% cut of purchases made outside the App Store
After trying and failing to delay the matter, Apple on Thursday submitted its proposal for the commissions it…
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Instagram introduces a redesigned wordmark
Instagram on Thursday introduced a new wordmark, which is the text-only logo that spells out the company’s name.…